1003 ET - A U.S. renter on a $2,000-a-month budget can afford an apartment that is more than 70 square feet larger now than it was when rents peaked in mid-2022, Redfin says. The median U.S. apartment asking rent in October was $1,615--a median price per square foot of $1.81. The median asking rent peaked at $1,700 in August 2022, when the typical apartment was listed at an all-time high of $1.94 per square foot, equating to a 1,029 square foot apartment for a $2,000 budget--74 square feet smaller than today. That's the equivalent size of a small home office. Five years ago in October 2019, before the pandemic spike, the U.S. median asking rent was $1,337, equating to $1.47 per square foot. That equated to 256 square feet more than today. (chris.wack@wsj.com)
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December 10, 2024 10:03 ET (15:03 GMT)
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